I am purchasing the BiPed BRAT Combo kit for my son and haven’t a clue what else I may need. Can anyone make any suggestions? This is his first kit so he has nothing else. Any recommended software needed for programming or recommended accessories? Thanks! Please help.
If it were me, I would probably purchase the kit as you mentioned.
You will also need a battery, probably: lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx?productID=331&CategoryID=48
A battery charger: lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx?productID=547&CategoryID=48
To make it more fun I would probably also purchase the Sharp IR sensor so the brat can sense when it is coming up to things: lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx?productID=260&CategoryID=8
I might also purchase the accelerameter, such that it can detect when it falls over and automatically try to stand back up: lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx?productID=606&CategoryID=8
And if it were me I would also get the IR Proximity Detector (IRPD): lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx?productID=56&CategoryID=8 as you can use it to do the TV Brat, which there are a few threads in this forum on. But basically it will allow you to use a TV Remote control to control your brat.
Good Luck
Kurt
I agree. The IR sensor will allow you to program routines that allow the bot to react to things. I don’t have my brat connected to any sensors and it runs the same boring sequences over and over in the same order. With sensors, your bot can react to the environment and have a more dynamic behavior system.